51-Year-Old William Wileman Killed in Sulphur Springs Train Crash on Locust Street
Sulphur Springs, Texas (May 16, 2019) – A 51-year-old bicyclist was fatally hit by a train as he pushed his bike across the tracks in Sulphur Springs Friday evening, according to the authorities.
The incident took place shortly after 5 p.m. May 10, on Locust Street.
The authorities said William Wileman, 51, of Sulphur Springs, had been riding a bicycle when he got off and tried to push it across the train tracks. In the process, Wileman was hit by the train.
Wileman was taken to Christus Mother Francis-Sulphur Springs, where he was later pronounced deceased.
No one else was hurt in the collision.
There were not further details on the crash.
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